The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that Britain threatened Tel Aviv to stop arms exports to it if it did not allow the Red Cross Society to visit Hamas prisoners who were arrested by the Israeli army since the beginning of the war.

The newspaper added that the British request came against the backdrop of reports that Israel refuses to allow the Red Cross to visit Hamas detainees due to the harsh conditions in which they are being held.

Israel claims that it is arresting dozens of members of the elite unit of the Al-Qassam Brigades who participated in the Al-Aqsa Flood operation on October 7, and Israel did not clarify the number of these prisoners or the location of their detention.